What is the difference between Excel2010Addin and EViews Add In.xla?

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farrel
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What is the difference between Excel2010Addin and EViews Add In.xla?

Postby farrel » Mon May 10, 2021 11:44 pm

Dear Eviews

What is the principal difference between two Excel add-ins we have Eviews12 folder: (i) Excel2010Addin and (ii) EViews Add In.xla?
I suspect they are not identical.
Are there any functional differences? Which one is preferable?

Andrejs

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Re: What is the difference between Excel2010Addin and EViews Add In.xla?

Postby EViews Steve » Tue May 11, 2021 7:09 am

"EViews Add In.xla" is an older version of the add-in that is usable by versions of Office that is older than 2010 (e.g. Excel 95). Excel2010AddIn is for Office 2010 and newer. Both have similar functionality. During installation, EViews tries to detect which version of Office you have and registers the appropriate add-in.

farrel
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Re: What is the difference between Excel2010Addin and EViews Add In.xla?

Postby farrel » Wed May 12, 2021 12:58 am

Does it mean that "EViews Add In.xla" will not be supported in the future?

Somehow I found this Add-in more easy-to-use ...

Andrejs

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Re: What is the difference between Excel2010Addin and EViews Add In.xla?

Postby EViews Steve » Wed May 12, 2021 8:52 am

Correct. We probably won't include it in the next release of EViews at all.

Older XLA add-ins can still be used by newer editions of Office, but you may have to install a few older Microsoft libraries in order to get it to work. It's simpler in terms of registering it with Excel in order to get it to show up, but functionality-wise, it is identical to the newer one.

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Re: What is the difference between Excel2010Addin and EViews Add In.xla?

Postby farrel » Mon May 17, 2021 6:49 am

Steve, I have a couple of suggestions for Excel Add-in. Shall I write here? or switch to the forum of "Suggestions" ?

Andrejs

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Re: What is the difference between Excel2010Addin and EViews Add In.xla?

Postby EViews Steve » Mon May 17, 2021 9:36 am

Either location is fine.


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